Federico Monti Arduini (born 1 December 1940), best known as Il Guardiano del Faro, is an Italian composer, producer and musician.
Born in
Milan
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, Arduini was a
child prodigy, who started studying piano at very young age and who made his first concerts aged eight years old.
[Ruberto Ruggeri; Lalla Cantore. "Guardiano del Faro, Il". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 814-5.] In 1957 he started composing songs, often being credited as Arfemo, and his collaborations included
Mina,
Gigliola Cinquetti
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Life and career
Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and ...
,
Frankie Avalon
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,
Giorgio Gaber
Giorgio Gaber (), byname of Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs in Italian ("Ciao ti ...
,
Santo & Johnny
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They are known best for their instrum ...
and
Orietta Berti
Orietta Berti (born Orietta Galimberti on 1 June 1943) is an Italian pop-folk singer and television personality.
Biography
Born in Cavriago, Berti began her career in 1962 and had her first success in 1965 with the song "Tu sei quello" (You ...
.
Ricordi
Ricordi may refer to:
People
*Giovanni Ricordi (1785–1853), Italian violinist and publishing company founder
* Giulio Ricordi (1840–1912), Italian publisher and musician
Music
*Casa Ricordi, an Italian music publishing company established i ...
.Amazing Grace
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") sold over 700,000 copies while his song "Amore grande, amore libero" won the 1975 Un disco per l'estate
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contest and sold over 3 million copies.Porto Santo Stefano
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, and in the later years he collaborated with several labels as an arranger.
References
External links
Il Guardiano del Faro
at Discogs
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1940 births
Italian composers
Musicians from Milan
Living people
Italian songwriters
Male songwriters
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